Abdul Rashid Gatrad

This book aims to describe the needs of palliative care patients from South Asian minority ethnic and faith traditions. Chapters include: understanding diversity in context, palliative care needs of South Asians - similarities and differences; Muslims; Hindus; language of religious symbolism.

Muslim patients customarily have particular ways of approaching health and healthcare. This book addresses common misunderstandings and bridges cultural gaps. It includes a profile of the Islamic worldview, taking an 'insiders perspective', and explores the concept of health and disease within this paradigm.